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Old 29-09-2006, 12:53 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Adding feathers to the compost heap?
On 29/9/06 10:59, in article
, "Cat(h)"
wrote:

OK, this may sound awfully weird, but here it goes.
I have just "retired" a couple of feather pillows, and was wondering
how to dispose of them in the best possible way. Then, it struck me
that, maybe, it would be OK to add the filling - a mix of small
feathers - to the compost heap, and take the washed covers to my bring
centre to recycle the textile.
What do people think about composting feathers?

See 'double digging' thread! ;-) But you could always put them into those
netting bags bird peanuts come in and then hang them up in spring. The
birds will probably grab them for nest making.
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